COUNSEL FROM A CAVE Someone has pointedly reminded us that: “Your CAVE (your “hard place”) is not your DESTINY, it’s your UNIVERSITY.” Everyone has dark moments. Most of us go through dark times that seem to last forever, trapped by circumstances and self – sometimes feeling that there isn’t even a glimmer of hope.

– Jesus: Our Restorer of All that Is Broken YOUR BROKENNESS – YOUR PATHWAY TO BLESSING (Nehemiah 8) In Israel’s history, we see how God used wicked foreign powers like the Assyrians and the Babylonians to bring judgment on the Jewish nation. After years of exile, they were a broken nation

– Jesus: Our Divine Advocate (Part 3) JESUS ADVOCATES AND INTERVENES FOR US… at just the RIGHT TIME with just the RIGHT PERSON, for just the RIGHT PURPOSE. (Esther 4) The entire theme of the Bible is Jesus! In the book of Esther, we see Jesus as our advocate and

– Jesus: Our Divine Advocate (Part 2) JESUS ADVOCATES AND INTERVENES FOR US AT OUR DEAD ENDS (Esther 4) The entire theme of the Bible is Jesus! In the book of Esther, we see Jesus as our advocate and intercessor. God Made a Way God is not a God of DEAD-ENDS.

– Jesus: Our Divine Advocate (Part 1) THE POWER OF ONE (Esther) The entire theme of the Bible is Jesus! In the book of Esther, we see Jesus as our advocate and intercessor. The Power of One Throughout history God uses “the power of one” person over and over to

– Jesus: Our Restorer of All That Is Broken (Part 4) THRIVING IN GOD’S PROMISES (Nehemiah) Jesus, our restorer of all that is broken, wants us to thrive. He wants us to thrive in His Word, to thrive in His presence, to thrive in His peace and joy, and to thrive

– Jesus: Our Restorer of All That Is Broken (Part 3) OVERCOMING OPPOSITION (Nehemiah 4) Jesus, our restorer, wants us to thrive in His PRESENCE, knowing He is with us always. Earlier we saw that God will restore the broken areas and the ruins in our lives, if we follow Him. To

– Jesus: Our Restorer of All That Is Broken (Part 2) HOW TO THRIVE (Nehemiah 8) Are you thriving today – living the abundant life Jesus wants for you? If not, it is definitely possible! Our only hope for resuscitation, restoration, and revival is the “One Who Restores all the Broken Things” – JESUS! He will heal

– Jesus: Our Restorer of All That Is Broken (Part 1) BROKEN AND RUINED (Nehemiah) Our only hope for resuscitation, restoration, and revival is the “One Who Restores All Broken Things” – JESUS! As we see in Nehemiah, He was also the only hope for the Jewish exiles in Persia. God

– Jesus: Our Faithful High Priest and Scribe (Part 3) THE HAND OF GOD IS UPON THOSE WHO SEEK HIM (Ezra 8) Earlier we learned that Ezra led the people to join him down at the river to fast and pray in preparation for the journey from Babylon to Jerusalem. The

“… if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (Corinthians 5:17). Jesus said “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:9b). As believers, He made us live to thrive.

Have you ever studied a passage or listened to a sermon that just really spoke to your heart? You knew it would make a difference in your life. It was something you would remember … it would help you thrive! Yet as you went through the week, somehow all you wanted to remember just seemed to dissipate.

It happens to all of us! Review is a foundational principle of remembering and learning. This blog is designed to help you with that. The Sunday message is broken down to into smaller chunks for review and meditation during the week.